The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.

Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.

Jesus summoned the Twelve
and began to send them out two by two
and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them
to take nothing for the journey but a walking
stick -- no food, no sack, no money in
their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not
a second tunic. He said to them, "Wherever you
enter a house, stay there until you leave from
there. Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to
you, leave there and shake the dust off your
feet in testimony against them." So they went off
and preached repentance. They drove out many demons, and they
anointed with oil many who were sick and cured
them.

Introductory Prayer: Father, I come before you
today hungry for all the graces you desire for me
in this meditation. I believe in your goodness. I
wish to become more like your son, Jesus Christ,
every day. I want to live a life of self-giving
love like Christ. Thank you for your grace.

1. Silent Testimony: Christ
sent out his apostles in pairs. The fact that
the Gospel mentions this detail shows that it is
not just an accident. There are some passages in Matthew’s
Gospel that can shed some light on this desire
of Christ. First, “where two or three are gathered
in my name, I am there among them” (Matthew 18:20).
The apostles are first and foremost called to witness
to Christ by their example. They are to foster
communion and charity among themselves, so that others, seeing
how they interact with each other, will be led to
exclaim, “See how they love one another!” The apostle-teams
exhibited oneness of heart and soul, sharing in common
what they were able to procure: lodging, success, failure. With
such an attitude, Christ promises that he would be
there in their midst.

2. Apostolic Teamwork: “If you are
not listened to, take one or two others along with
you, so that every word may be confirmed by
the evidence of two or three witnesses” (Matthew 18:16).
The word of one person, who has witnessed a miraculous
event alone, is often taken as no more than
the word of a crazy man. However, if more than
one person confesses to having witnessed the event, there
is much stronger proof. The apostles went about witnessing
to the things that Jesus was doing and the signs
he was working: healing the sick, casting out demons,
etc. It is wonderful to team up with fellow
Christians in the workplace or in the family, in order
to witness to the work of Christ in our
lives.

3. Two is Better Than One: Jesus makes
it clear: with regard to the mission, another apostle is
much more important than other material tools. Jesus teaches
us here the principle of teamwork. An apostolic “colleague”
helps us to be vigilant against dangers to our
health and well-being (physical and spiritual). Prayer can be in
community; Jesus assures that “if two of you agree
on earth about anything you ask, it will be
done for you by my Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:19).
Working in a team also helps to improve apostolic
efficacy: Each enriches the other with the exchange of
knowledge, personal and lived experiences, and views on the
situation. Each complements the other, contributing their God-given gifts,
abilities and qualities. “Two heads are better than one.”

Conversation with Christ: You sent your apostles out
in twos, Lord Jesus, to teach me about the importance
of teamwork. Help me not presume that I am
alone in the mission. When I try to do
everything myself, sometimes it may be out of subtle pride.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for the gift of apostolic
colleagues. Increase in my heart true fraternal charity for
those who work alongside me in building up your kingdom,
so that the world may believe.

Resolution:
I will make it a point to
involve an apostolic colleague in my effort to help some
friend or family member encounter Christ.

The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.